2 Chronicles 7:14 ‘If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.’
DAILY READING Hebrews 13; Exodus 18:1-19:25; Proverbs 8
One of the top grossing movies of 2017 is ‘Dunkirk,’. This movie is a tribute to the miracle that unfolded over 10 days in 1940 during World War II. It all began with an early phone call on May 15 1940, from the French premier, Paul Reynaud to Winston Churchill, the new British prime minister. Paul Reynaud told Churchill that Hitler’s army had just invaded France and was rapidly advancing to conquer the country. Days earlier, Adolf Hitler’s army had taken Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg, with Denmark and Norway already in his grip. England had sent more than 200,000 troops to help France and Belgium. But part of what the French premier told Winston Churchill was that the troops sent by England and other allied soldiers, numbering over three hundred thousand, had been overrun and overwhelmed by Hitler’s forces. The call from the French leader was a wake up call that made Winston Churchill to immediately swing into action as he looked for a way to rescue the trapped soldiers. Messages were sent out to all the allied soldiers in France to gather in a town called Dunkirk which was close to the sea. The plan was to quickly ferry them across the sea to Britain. However, the problem that faced this plan was that there were not enough boats to ferry all the men across in time to avoid Hitler’s rapidly approaching forces. For Winston Churchill, it was a situation he didn’t know how to handle. And so on May 23 1940, he met with the British monarch, King George VI, and informed him of the situation. To the king, there was only one solution; Prayer. And so the next Sunday, the king called for a national day of prayer. Across Great Britain, Cathedrals and churches, and synagogues were packed to overflowing.as thousands of people kept prayer vigil. And as the people prayed something inexplicable suddenly happened; With advancing German tanks just a few miles from Dunkirk, Hitler did the unthinkable and halted the offensive. And for nearly three days, as England knelt in prayer, Hitler’s tanks and soldiers remained grounded! Nothing moved. Those three days was the exact window of time Britain needed to gather enough boats from all over the country to execute an emergency rescue operation. Quickly allied soldiers were ferried across the English Channel and brought safely back to England. Many years later, historians still can’t explain what made Hitler to halt his army for three days while the allied soldiers escaped. It could only have been a miracle of God in answer to the prayers of the people.
2 Chronicles 7:14 says ‘If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.’
Prayer invites God to intervene in human affairs. There is no intervention without intercession. Miracles are not accidental occurrences; they are the deliberate acts of God provoked by the desperate faith of men. Miracles are God’s response to the responsibilities of men. God comes to the rescue of people who are frantically searching for Him and needing His help. We need divine intervention when we are edged in with no way out. When the storms threaten to sink us and we’re at our wit’s end, as we call to Him, God commands the storms to be still. When we call, God goes to work behind the scenes, and puts in motion a divine orchestration of events, that suddenly turns the tide of the battle in our favour. When men turns their hearts to God, then God turns His hands to help. God will perform miracles when we get on our knees and cry out to Him for assistance. Miracles are not magic but God’s response to the heartfelt cries of men. When we engage the power of possibility through prayer, then God will erase the impossibilities. Whatever situation you’re facing today, remember that there is an answer to it in prayer. We can always come boldly to the throne of Grace to obtain help in the time of need. Always remember that God is our ever present help. He has goodness stored up for those who trust in Him.
Ps. 31:19-20 says, “How great is Your goodness that You have stored up for those who fear You, and accomplished in the sight of everyone for those who take refuge in You.’
God has great goodness stored up for you. Therefore, be assured that as you call unto Him today, He will manifest that goodness towards you. He will exceed your expectations. God is set to do some things that will make you marvel! Like the miracle at Dunkirk, you’re going to see some unusual happenings and accelerated answer to prayers. As you pray, things are going to start falling into place. Soon, you’re going to look up and find out that the problem you have been praying about has suddenly become a miracle.
PRAYER: Lord, please grant me the grace to always come to You in prayer to obtain help in the time of need. I know that even right now You are set to exceed my expectations through the amazing miracles You are bringing my way in Jesus name.
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